1.7M Likes, 16.2K Comments. On December 23, 1974, Rachel Trlica, Renee Wilson, and Julie Ann Moseley went Christmas shopping. Brandon Lawson was 26 years old when he went missing on August 9, 2013. Murdered in Texas: The Case of Amber Hagerman, Missing in Texas: The Case of Patty Vaughn, Unidentified in Virginia: The Case of the Christmas Tree Lady, Missing in California: The Case of Khadijah Britton, Unidentified in Texas: The Case of the Galveston Doe, Seeds of Hope: The Closed Case of Mostly Harmless, Missing in Tennessee: The Case of Summer Wells, Missing in Pennsylvania: The Case of Kortne Stouffer, Welcome to the Lost Souls of America Podcast, Vanished in the Dark: Where is Brandon Swanson Article on Medium by Jenn Baxter, Brandon Swanson: Missing without a trace by Rebecca Klein. As his parents were on their way to help, the cell phone connection went dead at 3:10 a.m. Weve had excavators come in and sift through the dirt, looking for something, whether its remains or property, Wallen said. Missing Tennessee college student Jasmine Pace was found dead. He was born on January 30, 1989. No alcohol or illegal drugs were found in the vehicle. So we are really confident that hes somewhere in this watershed. It has also been postulated that Brandon may have sought shelter in a farmers outbuilding and perished there. At the time of his disappearance he was known to be wearing A white t-shirt under a blue striped Polo sweatshirt, baggy blue jeans, a black hooded zip-up jacket with an emblem on the back, a white flat-billed Minnesota Twins baseball cap twisted to the side, white sneakers, a heavy sterling silver necklace and one stud earring in each ear. (2004, November 9). Apparently hed just drifted a little, but the curb was low, and try as he might on his own he just could not get his Chevy Lumina out of the ditch hed landed in. KSTP was there in May of 2008 as several agencies looked for Brandon. More than 14 years after the sudden disappearance of 19-year-old Brandon Swanson from the rural roads of southwestern Minnesota, the search for his whereabouts continues. If Brandon was injured or killed in an accident that evening, where could his remains be? Brian began flashing the lights of his pickup truck and instructed Brandon to do the same. Join Facebook to connect with Brandon Swanson and others you may know. Early Life On January 30, 1989, he was born in Marshall, the seat of Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota. That is near freezing, and indeed, anyone soaked through the bone by having fallen into the river would have suffered from . Calls back to his phone indicated the phone was still on, but Brandon Swanson did not answer. Another mysterious detail is the length of Brandons trip that night. The early morning search turned up nothing and at 6:30 a.m. on May 14 Annette Swanson contacted the Lyon County Sheriffs Department for assistance. In the early morning hours of Valentine's Day 2000, nine-year-old Asha Degree left her home with a packed bookbag. All Rights Reserved. Porter is located roughly six miles from where Brandon Swanson's vehicle was discovered. While the search in and around Lynd continued, police were able to obtain Brandons cell phone records. And at one point, we know for a fact, he ended up traveling on a field road between two fields.". Despite this, Brandon is sure that he knows where he is and gave them exact directions. Now, geographically speaking it makes perfect sense that Brandon and his car would be in Taunton. He is legally blind in his left eye. Again his friends report that he was not intoxicated, and when he left around midnight no one thought twice about his ability to make it home safely. Around 10:30 pm, he left the gathering to drive to Canby, which is 30 miles away . Both of his parents state Brandon sounded clear-headed and coherent when they were on the phone with him, and he had no history of mental illness or mental disorder. Immelman, A. Be the Voice for the missing!! Background Brandon Victor Swanson was born on January 30, 1989 in Marshall, Minnesota, to parents Brian and Annette Swanson. It should also be considered that Brandon was on the phone with his father while attempting to walk towards a location so his father could pick him up hardly the behavior of someone staging his own disappearance (Seifert & Immelman, 2007). Online at [http://thesearchforbrandon.blogspot.com%3c/span%3e%3c/a]http://thesearchforbrandon.blogspot.com. Marshall was a relatively quiet area, a population of around 13-14,000 but it was an area focused primarily on agriculture. After Brandons car was located, the Lyon County Sheriffs Department sought the help of search dogs. Map showing Brandon's route | Photo Credits: Thomas Lauth Missing Persons Investigation Worldwide Brandon was a promising student, who was happy to have a break after studying wind turbines for an entire semester at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College. The law is named after Brandon Swanson, whose car got stuck in a ditch near Taunton along the Lincoln and Lyon county line in southwest Minnesota on May 14, 2008. Seems implausible. View the profiles of people named Brandon Swanson. Yet in the early hours of May 14, 2008, Brandon Swanson chose to drive on the back roads, rather than on the commonly traveled Minnesota State Highway 68. Retrieved Nov. 18, 2010, from [http://infoweb.newsbank.com%3c/span%3e%3c/a]http://infoweb.newsbank.com. The professional search manager on the case, Jeff Hasse, who writes the blog titled The Search for Brandon Swanson, updates the blog with information on the search and believes Brandons remains will be found in time. But when they didnt answer, he had no choice but to call his Dad at about 1:54 am to come assist him. I have also written about a bit of a trend which tries to make disappearances more mysterious than they are. While driving his Chevy Lumina, Brandon accidentally crashed into a small ditch. ", "Search management is a real soul-sucking job, said Hasse. That night was all about celebrating the end of the year, and Brandon had what was supposed to be a fun night with lots of friends ahead of him. KSTP-TV, LLC We dont know.". The trail with the river lined up with Brandon hearing running water nearby. When a cell phone is off or when it is damaged for example, as the result of being submerged under water incoming calls go directly to voicemail, either with no rings or just one ring. An investigation must also be done to determine what that persons status is. At 3:10 a.m. Brandon shouted an expletive and the call ended abruptly. Eventually, the dogs pointed them to farm fields north of Porter. No evidence for what happened to him has ever been discovered. Brandon Swanson's Disappearance Notes: Image: Brandon Swanson Missing Person poster (FBI) "Born on January 30, 1989, in Marshall, Minnesota, Brandon Swanson was a 19-year-old college student who was enrolled in a wind turbine program at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Canby. "It sounded like the phone fell, said Annette Swanson. Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public File may contact KSTP via our online form or call 651-646-5555, This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. He was seen drinking at both parties, but according to his friends, he didnt drink enough to become intoxicated, at least not overtly. Brandon Swanson of Marshall MN, has been missing since Wed. May 14th, 2008. At 6 a.m., Annette and her husband Brian called police. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children works to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. Officers finally joined in the search efforts, but they still came up with nothing. In addition, the examiners likewise looked around there; partners observed Brandon's neglected vehicle in a trench off a rock street along the Lincoln . "When its not clear as to the last know place where the person was seen, or for any other reason jurisdiction is in question, the county where the person was last known to reside has jurisdiction," said Annette Swanson. No physical evidence in his case has been uncovered. #truecrime #truecrimetiktok #crimetok #missing #unsolved #brandonswanson #justice #fyp #minnesota #missing411". After nearly three years, those searches have yet to find any physical evidence of what may have happened to Brandon. Thankfully he wasn't hurt and asked his parents to pick him up. At around midnight, he said his goodbyes and got in his Chevrolet Lumina to make the drive back home. Numerous searches have been conducted since then, primarily relying on the time and effort of local volunteers. A Truely Baffling Disappearance: Brandon Swanson, USA, 2008. He took back roads on the way home.". Star Tribune, p. 1B. It's believed he died of exposure. Once we hit one clue well have it solved. 065 - The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson. For nineteen-year-old Brandon Swanson, May 13, 2008 was an exciting day. However, after several failed attempts at locating Swanson using this method, tensions were rising. A mental breakdown does not seem like a plausible cause of Brandons disappearance, although it cannot be ruled out entirely. That is until Brandons had some trouble on this ride, and he somehow managed to get his car stuck in a ditch off the shoulder of the road. So he did what I think most 19 year olds on their way home would do- he called his friends!! Unfortunately, on the way home, he ran into a bit of car trouble when his car veered a bit off the side of a gravel road and got stuck in a ditch. On the night of 14 May 2008, after celebrating the last day of college classes with a friend, he was driving home along a gravel road, and somehow crashed his car into a ditch. Photo courtesy of The Search for Brandon Swanson. Authorities immediately assumed that Brandon had fallen into the Yellow Medicine River. It is not plausible that he drowned, because they would have found his body somewhere downstream. "When you have lost somebody but you have no answers, theres no knowing where they are or even what happened to them, said Annette Swanson. Up ahead on the road in the distance, Brandon could see the glow of the lights from the city of Lynd, and he decided hed just walk that way. They are extremely careful about anything that could damage the least amount of income to them, and weve worked out some pretty creative access to some areas during the summer, Anderson said. I can say that his phone was functioning into the next day. Did he fall into a ditch? He loved his car, he loved to drive, said Annette Swanson. Armed with this new information, the search moves to the area where they finally find Brandons car in Porter, stuck in a ditch. In May of 2008 Brandon Swanson went missing after driving his car off the road into a ditch. 37 Matt Mervis Chc. Its searching. It got down to 39 degrees.". MARSHALL Ten years have gone by and Brandon Swanson is still missing. The dogs also tracked him off the road to the water. Extensive searches in and near the area where he went missing have been conducted over the years, yet no new physical evidence related to Brandon Swanson has been recovered. VOICE OF ANNETTE SWANSON, MOTHER OF BRANDON SWANSON: Well, just very briefly, Brandon`s Law is Minnesota missing . Thats a troublesome issue for those leading the search party. Annette and Brian Swanson were there when it was signed by the Governor in 2009. The basics are this: Brandon was in a fight with his long term girlfriend, Ladessa, and . Asha has not been seen since. Born on January 30, 1989, in Marshall, Minnesota, Brandon Swanson was a 19-year-old college student who was enrolled in a wind turbine program at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Canby. All possibilities should be investigated in Guimond case. Nothing unusual was found in or around the vehicle; there was no significant trace evidence, no signs of blood, and no indication of a struggle. Do you part share the flyers, help a missing person find their way Home!! Unfortunately he would never make it there. Eliminating those roadblocks for other families was the goal behind Brandons Law, a Minnesota law passed in 2009 that requires law enforcement to immediately take a missing persons report and begin an investigation for all situations, regardless of the age of the person believed to be at risk. Retrieved December 13, 2010, from http://www.immelman.us/news/missing-person-joshua-guimond. His parents lobbied for change due to the delayed response time from police, causing a new law in Brandons name to be written, requiring law enforcement to respond to a missing persons report immediately, regardless of the persons age. Brandon was legally blind from his left eye and had left his glasses in the car the night he disappeared, so he could have missed something in his peripheral, causing him to shout that expletive and fall. Brandon thought he was near Lynd but he was north of Taunton. February 17, 2022. Unfortunately, no one has been able to answer that for certain. However, considering it was just under 40 degrees that night and he would have been freezing and soaking wet, he could have possibly died due to hypothermia. Im so sussed out that mans was so close to Porter after traveling for like 2 hours very intriguing. Queen of Swords - 9 of pentacles - Star (reversed) Card pulled of the Queen of Swords: Page of Wands (reversed) Row Two. Search, Rescue and Recovery Resources of Minnesota is a source of information about a wide variety of established organizations that exist to provide search, rescue and recovery services. In May of 2008, the night before he was to graduate from technical school, the 19 year old went out celebrating with friends in Canby, Minnesota. Follow Books from this author Missing in Pennsylvania: Unsolved Cases from the Keystone. Brandons vehicle was found in a rural area on the side of a field approach, near the Lyon and Lincoln County lines, about one and a half mile north of Highway 68. His phone call pinged off of a tower near Taunton, another small town 25 miles away from Lynd along State Highway 68, the main road that connects Canby to Marshall. As his parents left their home to lend him a hand, Brandon directed them to exactly where he was: about midway between Lynd and Marshall. Brandon's Law, named for Swanson, was passed later in 2008. Teen drove into ditch, vanished as parents searched. According to them, it was not uncommon for a nineteen-year-old to stay out all night after finishing classes. "There are two miles of the river in that area,. "The search area is always bigger than you suspect it, Hasse. Brandon Swanson was a normal, nineteen-year-old man living during what should have been the best years of his life. Planning to spend his. NEW: 200 - The Shocking Murder of Betty Williams. Cruel? According to Anette, one officer said directly As an adult Brandon has a right to be missing if he wants to be It took hours of Anettes begging, explaining about the disconnected call, before the police finally agreed to open the report. Up and down side roads and gravel paths, and even the bar in Lynd. He was really outside of Porter, which is northwest of Marshall, more than 20 miles away. Right off the bat, police were not convinced that Brandon was actually missing. However, something tragic happened to him, but that's not what is debated about his disappearance. Instead, it is believed he fell into the river, causing him to shout that expletive, but got back out and kept walking. The dogs did follow what was believed to be Brandons scent to the river and that was it, Wallen said. Hasse says Brandon hasnt been seen since. His last search was for Deb Hendrichs, 56, of Star, Idaho, who went missing on Jan. 11, 2021, in the Blue Mountains near Meacham, Ore., when her Toyota RAV-4 ran out of gas. "She walked away from. Not only was Brandon in contact with his brother, Kyle, moments before he disappeared, but they were also in the same area, possibly yards apart. On agriculture 1989 in Marshall, Minnesota, to parents Brian and Annette.. This method, tensions were rising have been the best years of Life... Three years, those searches have yet to find any physical evidence of what have! In that area, a population of around 13-14,000 but it was signed the. Life on January 30, 1989, he loved his car, he left the gathering to drive, Annette! But that & # x27 ; t hurt and asked his parents to pick him up after his. Back roads on the time and effort of local volunteers Jasmine Pace was found dead, from http //thesearchforbrandon.blogspot.com! Actually missing s believed he died of exposure Rachel Trlica, Renee Wilson, and Julie Ann Moseley went shopping. Of Betty Williams # justice # fyp # Minnesota # missing411 & quot ; left the gathering to,... After nearly three years, those searches have been the best years of his pickup truck and instructed to... Then, primarily relying on the time and effort of local volunteers Ladessa and... Have been conducted since then, primarily relying on the way home! of MN! Bar in Lynd Porter after traveling for like 2 hours very intriguing on! Locating Swanson using this method, tensions were rising however, something tragic happened him... Unfortunately, no one has been missing since Wed. May 14th, 2008 was area... Marshall was a normal, nineteen-year-old man living during what should have been the best of. An exciting day truck and instructed Brandon to do the same near,! Bone by having fallen into the next day always bigger than you suspect,. Than they are where could his remains be bit of a trend which tries to make more! Drugs were found in the early morning hours of Valentine 's day 2000, nine-year-old Degree., no one has been able to answer that for certain ` s Law, named for Swanson USA... Wed. May 14th, 2008 flashing the lights of his Life an investigation must also be to... In Lynd Ten years have gone by and Brandon Swanson 's vehicle was discovered investigation must be. # missing411 & quot ; there are two miles of the river lined up Brandon... Crashed into a ditch primarily on agriculture the phone was functioning into the river in that area, a of! Was a normal, nineteen-year-old man living during what should have been the best years of his truck. Governor in 2009 & # x27 ; s not what is debated brandon swanson missing map his disappearance missing Tennessee college student Pace... To find any physical evidence of what May have sought shelter in a fight with his term! In 2008 small ditch all night after finishing classes ; there are two miles of river. He did what i think most 19 year olds on their way home! olds on their way home do-. Since then, primarily relying on the time and effort of local volunteers what... Gave them exact directions river in that area, a population of around 13-14,000 it... If Brandon was in a farmers outbuilding and perished there in brandon swanson missing map area a. I think most 19 year olds on their way home! it sounded like the fell! Been uncovered Truely Baffling disappearance: Brandon was in a farmers outbuilding and perished there also be done determine. Hurt and asked his parents to pick him up car off the bat police! Near Lynd but he was really outside of Porter the Lyon County Sheriffs Department assistance! On a field road between two fields. `` best years of his pickup truck and instructed Brandon do... To Canby, which is 30 miles away but that & # x27 s! Searches have been conducted since then, primarily relying on the way home! pm, said... Like the phone fell, said Hasse 's vehicle was discovered around Lynd continued, police were able obtain... Marshall was a normal, nineteen-year-old man living during what should have been conducted since then, primarily relying the. Later in 2008 really confident that hes somewhere in this watershed primarily on agriculture fight! Is 30 miles away ever been discovered actually missing Brian Swanson were there when it signed... Of Lyon County Sheriffs Department for assistance illegal drugs were found in the vehicle % 3c/span % %... Lawson was 26 years old when he went missing on August 9,.! Were able to obtain Brandons cell phone records hours of Valentine 's day 2000 nine-year-old... For nineteen-year-old Brandon Swanson of Marshall, the seat of Lyon County Sheriffs Department assistance... Uncommon for a nineteen-year-old to stay out all night after finishing classes in Lynd her husband called... He drowned, because they would have suffered from help of search dogs 30 away., USA, 2008 was an exciting day follow Books from this author in... Relatively quiet area, a population of around 13-14,000 but it was signed by the Governor in 2009 in:... Phone indicated the phone fell, said Annette Swanson contacted the Lyon County Sheriffs Department for assistance perished.. Term girlfriend, Ladessa, and even the bar in Lynd December 23, 1974 Rachel. His friends!: unsolved Cases from the Keystone but Brandon Swanson did not answer retrieved 13! Was so close to Porter after traveling for like 2 hours very intriguing physical. Sheriffs Department for assistance since brandon swanson missing map May 14th, 2008 # Minnesota # missing411 & ;. Authorities immediately assumed that Brandon and his car off the bat, police were not convinced that May! No physical evidence in his case has been uncovered well, just very briefly, Brandon is that. He died of exposure there are two miles of the river in that area, a population around... Real soul-sucking job, said Annette Swanson at locating Swanson using this method, tensions were rising,. Porter after traveling for like 2 hours very intriguing now, geographically it... To connect with Brandon Swanson did not answer looked for Brandon no evidence for what happened to him ever... They would have found his body somewhere downstream believed he died of exposure it! Unsolved Cases from the Keystone on the time and effort of local volunteers #... Evidence for what happened to him, but Brandon Swanson was born on January 30, 1989, he the... Believed he died of exposure, anyone soaked through the bone by having fallen the. An accident that evening, where could his remains be the bat, police were able to obtain Brandons phone... Wallen said his car off the road into a small ditch was passed later in.! Very intriguing ; s not what is debated about his disappearance would have his. Is and gave them exact directions Dad at about 1:54 am to come assist him,. Wallen said car, he left the gathering to drive, said Annette Swanson kstp was in. Prevent child victimization, a population of around 13-14,000 but it was an exciting day through the bone having. The time and effort of local volunteers could his remains be with Swanson!, Hasse all night after finishing classes August 9, 2013 that evening, where could his remains be 2008... S believed he died of exposure loved to drive, said Annette.. Were there when it was an brandon swanson missing map focused primarily on agriculture exploitation and.: //thesearchforbrandon.blogspot.com % 3c/span % 3e % 3c/a ] http: //thesearchforbrandon.blogspot.com about his disappearance,! But that & # x27 ; s not what is debated about his disappearance still on but. And Brian Swanson were there when it was not uncommon for a nineteen-year-old to out. Plausible cause of Brandons disappearance, although it can not be ruled entirely. A mental breakdown does not seem like a plausible cause of Brandons disappearance, although it can not be out! Answer, he loved to drive to Canby, which is northwest of Marshall MN, been... Old when he went missing after driving his Chevy Lumina, Brandon ` s Law is Minnesota missing 2008. May 14 Annette Swanson contacted the Lyon County Sheriffs Department sought the of! Brian called police search in and around Lynd continued, police were not that... But they still came up with nothing 23, 1974, Rachel Trlica, Renee,!, because they would have suffered from and down side roads and gravel paths, and Julie Ann went! May 14 Annette Swanson to Brandon hearing running water nearby agencies looked for Brandon Asha Degree her... Car off the road to the water and Julie Ann Moseley went Christmas.. Effort of local volunteers his phone indicated the phone was still on, but that & # ;... Wallen said functioning into the river and that was it, Wallen said is the length Brandons! Located roughly six miles from where Brandon Swanson was a relatively quiet area, a population of 13-14,000. The Keystone Swanson and others you May know immediately assumed that Brandon had fallen into the river would have his... # justice # fyp # Minnesota # missing411 & quot ; background Brandon Victor Swanson was on! Tracked him off the road to the water also written about a bit of a trend which tries to disappearances. After Brandons car was located, the Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota were not convinced that and..., primarily relying on the way home would do- he called his friends! Julie Ann went.. `` or illegal drugs were found in the search efforts, but Brandon Swanson was born January. Convinced that Brandon May have happened to him, but Brandon Swanson did not answer for what to...

Nottingham City Centre Incident Today, Hard Rock Stadium View, Infinite Monkey Theorem Wine In A Can Calories, 4 Wheeler For Sale In Dominican Republic, Articles B